Webinar Overview

The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s webinar, Recognition of Infectious Diseases in Refugees and Infection Prevention Considerations, provides an overview infection prevention considerations unique to refugees and displaced persons. Topics include infections likely to spread within the healthcare system, suggested standard and transmission precautions to follow, and common diseases.

Speaker: Michelle Doll, MD, MPH

Overall Learning Objectives

• Identify potentially occurring infections in returning travelers and refugees.
• Determine which infections are and are not potentially contagious within the healthcare system.
• Discuss suggested precautions to take depending on infection.
• Identify key features of infectious diseases and their considerations for infection control.

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Education (CE) credit is not available for this webinar.